Character Familiesleft / right

校xiào, jiào

school (校园, 学校); field-officer military rank (校尉)

校 read xiào is school; read jiào it checks and corrects.

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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE

left / right

ZDIC: 形声; the tree side carries the meaning, 交 the sound.

left / right · 校

WHOLE CHARACTER

school (校园, 学校); field-officer military rank (校尉)

校 read xiào is school; read jiào it checks and corrects.

ZDIC: 形声; the tree side carries the meaning, 交 the sound.

MEANING

tree; wood

Tree/wood-related meaning clue.

In 校: meaning Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

SOUND

to hand over; to intersect

Standalone meaning is kept separate from its sound role in 校.

In 校: sound Sound side per ZDIC: jiāo matches the jiào reading except tone (1 vs 4); the xiào reading differs in initial too (j/x).

xiàoTone 4

jiàoTone 4

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ZDIC: 形声; the tree side carries the meaning, 交 the sound.

休 xiū — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 校.

杯 bēi — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 校.

茶 chá — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 校.

床 chuáng — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 校.

Sources & verification

ZDIC single character entry — matched zdic; fields: pinyin, primary_definition, structure_strokes. Body SHA256: 91bc3c6780af4e17952ba04f7de3a136b6fec2df6dd1d6f4a29f71d1113cb49e. Captured 2026-11-01T01:46:55.745Z.
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